Author: Kyllan

Girls Night

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It was brought to my attention that I had not had a house party since moving in my new place, so I decided to invite over some friends for a “Girls Night”. The night was consumed with lots of good conversation, food and a serious overload of chocolate. I think all my guests enjoyed themselves and I enjoyed the company. When a handful of us found ourselves still talking at 3am, 3 people decided to stay overnight instead of making a sleep deprived drive back home.  I invited both new and old friends and everyone got along so well that I am sure there will be more “girls nights” ahead (although maybe at a more central location… I apparently live in Oklahoma compared to where the rest of my friends live!) You can check out pictures on my flickr page. Unfortunately I did not start taking pictures until later in the evening and some people had already left (I promise I will do better next time, William).

100 days until the wedding!!

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Only 100 days to go and I am definitely getting more excited with each passing day, although I will say I am even more excited about what happens beyond day 100 as William and I start our new life as a married couple. I was able to attend the wedding of my linesister, Courtney, over the Memorial Day weekend and it was beautiful. I had a great time witnessing the marriage of two people who love each other so much and spending time with my crazy but wonderful linesisters again!!(I posted pictures on my flickr account). It is kinda weird to see ourselves and our friends getting older and getting married, buying homes, and having children (congrats Joscelyne!), yet extremely exciting as we venture out into “new territory”. I wish everyone much success, courage, and happiness as we take those bold steps.

Happy Birthday Kim N.!

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Happy Birthday to my lovely sister, Kim.  I enjoyed being able to celebrate with her over the weekend.  Yes, I do remember being upset that she went to prom on my 9th birthday and “stole to attention” away from me despite the fact I already had a party both during and after school!

Birthday Girls 

Early Birthday present

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With my birthday around the corner, I decided to treat myself with a present this year. It was something I had my eye on for a few months now and my Jetta was starting to get pretty shabby. Even my mom told me it was time for a new one. So…. I bought a new Lexus ES350 yesterday. So far, I am really happy with my purchase. It has a smooth ride, and a quiet and comfortable interior…. a major upgrade from my Jetta. The condition of my Jetta was starting to get embarrassing, especially since Willaim’s SUV is about the same age as my Jetta, but his still looks new. Now I won’t be embarrassed when the Corporate office folks come into town and need a ride somewhere 🙂  Click on the photo below to see more photos on my flickr account.
new car

Happy Birthday William!

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Happy Birthday to my more than wonderful fiancé who turns 27 today! While in Denver, I found a gray hair indicating he is getting much wiser from all that time spent in the lab 🙂 I had a baby picture that I would have posted, but I think William has my copy, so I will save it for another time. His parents will be traveling to Denver to celebrate with him over dinner at his favorite restaurant, Ruth’s Chris, and I am sure will keep him smiling for the rest of the week during their visit.

Gift Registry

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This weekend, I made my first trip to Denver to keep William company for the weekend and celebrate his birthday (one week early). Besides getting a chance to see a few historic landmarks in Denver (pictures will be posted soon), go to a movie, see the lab, and just explore the city, we also had the opportunity to register for gifts for the wedding. Yes… we are a bit early, but we figured we would get it out of the way while we had some free time to spare in case our schedules conflict over the next few months. Our first stop was Bed, Bath & Beyond and since William is not much of a shopper, I figured he would start getting grumpy after just a short time there, but I was soooooo wrong. William was in charge of scanning the items we wanted included in the registry and he loved every minute of it…all 240 minutes of it… yes… 4 hours at one store! I have to say that the staff at Bed, Bath & Beyond were extremely helpful and suggested taking breaks to get food or spread the selection over a few days if we needed to, but we kept going. William made sure we didn’t miss a single row or item to consider. Combined with my excitement to create a beautiful and well-equipped home for the two of us, we ended up with a very extensive and thorough gift registry. We also registered at Crate and Barrel and Dillard’s, which took much less time than our Bed, Bath & Beyond registry experience. I think it was just that the store is so extensive and has almost everything you would need for your home. Well, before I begin sounding like a commercial, I will stop. You can check out our registries by following the link on our wedding website, or clicking on the highlighted links above.

6 Months Until the Wedding!

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It is hard to believe a year has gone by since William and I became engaged and we are now just 6 months away from being husband and wife.  Wow… that’s even weird to type!  I still remember watching in disbelief as he got down on one knee in the rain and the huge smile that stayed on his face for the rest of the weekend.  We are both extremely excited and look forward to sharing our day with everyone despite William’s attempts on a weekly basis to grab our parents and 1-2 friends and elope! (Dont worry… it’s not happening).  The wedding plans continue to progress very nicely and have not attempted to pull any of my hair out yet :-).  You should be receiving your Save the Date invitations in the mail in the next few days if you have not already, and can visit our wedding website for additional details.  Hope to see you in Dallas!  

Weigh Out

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The weigh out for the 10 day challenge I participated in ended on Friday. I am happy to report that I did manage to work out 9 out of the 10 days, so I was very excited about that. I managed to lose 2.4lbs and 4 3/4 inches (combination of biceps, waist, hips, and thighs). According to my scale, I lost closer to 5 lbs 🙂 but I am just happy to see results period. I probably could have been a bit stricter with my “healthy meals”, but overall my meals were much healthier than usual. I even turned down desserts for 10 days! Ahhh! Don’t tell anyone I baked cookies for myself this evening 🙂 Anyway… I have established a workout routine and am improving my overall eating habits, so I guess you can say mission accomplished.

Weigh In

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So today was the “weigh-in” for the 10&10 challenge I wrote about in a post last week. I have been weighed and measured and ready to work out and eat healthy foods only for the next 10 days! Ahh! Those who know me well know that I love sweets, pizza, and chocolate, so this will truly be a challenge for me, but I feel good about it and am excited to get started. I am more excited about getting motivated about getting back in the workout mode, so I will be happy regardless of the results. Below is a picture of my weigh in buddy, Kacy (pic on the left) and also of Kacy and I with Jackie, one of the Turbo Kick instructors and the facilitator of the challenge (pic on the right). In order to keep William from banning me from blogging out of fear I will turn the Cody Report into a “girly blog”, I will not post daily updates.  🙂 I will just do a post after 5 days and then at the end of the 10 day challenge. Besides, who really cares how many celery sticks I ate or how I resisted the temptation to eat that chocolate chip cookie!  Here we go….

Kacy & Kyllan Jackie, Kyllan, Kacy